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The hard disk drive (HDD) industry endured an 18% revenue decline in 2001, according to a research report just published by research firm TrendFOCUS. The report says unit sales to traditional computing applications dipped 4% last year as well, as demand eroded due to slumping PC and server sales. However, 2001 should prove to be […]

Legato Systems, a provider of enterprise storage management software, has been certified as a Microsoft Global Gold Partner for Software Products. “Microsoft is pleased to recognize Legato as one of the few independent software vendors worldwide that has attained Global Gold Certified Partner status in Software Product for Storage Management and also to welcome it […]

Quantum Corp. announced it is delivering qualification units of its next-generation Super DLTtape drive, the SDLT 320, to systems and tape automation OEMs worldwide. The company said the shipment of qualification units of the SDLT 320 marks a milestone in Quantum’s Super DLTtape product roadmap, unveiled last year. Quantum said the product roadmap ensures continuity […]

INRANGE Techologies’ IN-VSN(TM) FC/9000 Fibre Channel Director has completed Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) qualification testing and is fully supported through HDS for FICON connectivity with Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 Series systems. “With the ability to scale to 256-ports, the FC/9000 meets and exceeds the current ESCONcapabilities. Our Lightning 9900 customers will be able to […]

America Online, Inc.’s worldwide membership has surpassed more than 34 million and the Dulles, Va.-based company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AL Time Warner , says its members are using the service for more than a billion total hours a month. Individually, AOL users are now spending more than an hour a day on the service. […]

Enterprise software behemoth Oracle Corp. , today announced the launch of version 7.6 of Oracle Small Business Suite, its online platform powered by NetLedger designed to help companies manage their business processes. Oracle says that new features and enhancements have been made in all components of the Oracle Small Business Suite, including Sales Force Automation, […]

Maxtor Corporation’s MaxAttach family of storage servers have been certified as a platform for interoperability with BakBone’s NetVault backup and recovery software. BakBone said certification assures enterprise customers that the NetVault and MaxAttach product families are fully tested by BakBone to install easily and operate seamlessly with one another. The MaxAttach family includes the NAS […]

VERITAS Software Corporation today announced the lates version of its VERITAS NetBackup software. The company said VERITAS NetBackup 4.5 offers new capabilities that automate disaster recovery solutions and more cost-effectively manage global data backup and recovery operations for even the largest databases or enterprise environments. According to VERITAS, VERITAS NetBackup 4.5 further automates disaster recovery […]

EMC today announced the EMC Authorized Services Network, which it said delivers customers a unified network of technical service talent. The company said the new program builds on EMC’s Global Services offerings and represents a community of partners that EMC has trained and determined capable of delivering customers the highest levels of service. EMC said […]

Fujitsu Technology Solutions (FTSI) announced it will sell and support the INRANGE Technologies IN-VSN family of storage networking solutions, including the FC/9000 Fibre Channel Director, the CD/9000 Channel Director and INRANGE channel extenders as components of its InfraCare service offerings. The companies said IN-VSN, the INRANGE Virtual Storage Networking architecture, consists of layered hardware and […]

Interwise, a maker of Web conferencing and distance learning technology, has moved its headquarters to Cambridge, Mass., from Santa Clara, Calif., to be closer to potential investors and employees. The new facility is located on First Street near Kendall Square. “With Boston’s proximity to financial and intellectual capital in the Web conferencing and eLearning markets […]

Seattle-based Monet Mobile Networks, which provides mobile Internet access, announced Monday that it closed $32 million in financing and rolled out its second CDMA2000 1X market in Fargo, N.D. The announcement comes on the heels of the commercial availability of its wireless Internet service in Sioux Falls, S.D., where the company deployed the first data-only […]